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What Is Your Return on Meetings?

What Is Your Return on Meetings?

Time is a more valuable resource than money and should be treated as such. Before scheduling that meeting, consider if the benefits of the meeting outweigh the costs. …

Community-oriented Policing: A Public Management Paradigm Shift in Law Enforcement

Community-oriented Policing: A Public Management Paradigm Shift in Law Enforcement

Only a shift in how this nation approaches law enforcement can prevent future murders of citizens, and in turn, public administrators need to make criminal justice policy reform a priority.…

Public Administration and Critical Race Theory

Public Administration and Critical Race Theory

If we, as public administrators, cannot discuss where our communities are and how we arrived here in an objective, critical manner, how are we to lead our communities into a…

MPA Degree Program: Promoting Social Justice and Equity in Teaching and Learning

MPA Degree Program: Promoting Social Justice and Equity in Teaching and Learning

Equity is not “sameness”, it is a fair and impartial coverage of a subject matter that allows the student to engage and navigate within an organization without the feeling of…

Dimensions of Relational Leadership

<strong>Dimensions of Relational Leadership</strong>

Often, leaders can become so narrowly focused on strategic performance and decision making that the relational aspects become blurred and even overlooked.…

Should the United States Adopt the VAT To Deal With Federal Budget Deficits?

Should the United States Adopt the VAT To Deal With Federal Budget Deficits?

Given current economic uncertainties in the United States, particularly inflation for certain goods and services, and disruption of the supply chain, now may not be the right time to implement…

Leadership Resolutions for the New Year

Leadership Resolutions for the New Year

Be real. Nobody has all the answers, and everyone has fears and doubts. Resolve to share yours with your team. Showing vulnerability is not a sign of weakness; it is…

Plastic Recycling vs. Climate Change: Part 4 – Seduced by Greenwashing

<strong>Plastic Recycling vs. Climate Change: Part 4 – Seduced by Greenwashing</strong>

How are municipal governments going to sell their constituents on the sacrifices necessary to turn the corner on climate change? One start would be for an honest accounting of the…

Who Is the Greatest Leader?

Who Is the Greatest Leader?

A leader with a steward mindset intentionally builds and solidifies trust with both internal and external stakeholders in addition to indirect stakeholders. It is not an easy task, but this…

Our Civic Duty

<strong>Our Civic Duty</strong>

By investing in ourselves and each other through education and action we are making the decision to improve the lives of those we serve in our communities, not only for…

Civic Responsibility and Public Administration: A Modern Take using Videos

Civic Responsibility and Public Administration: A Modern Take using Videos

The government can figure out ways to provide information to the public and explain it, but for real change to occur, it must be the people who stand up and…